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The '''''Taniwha''''' was a ''[[Carrack]]''-class transport and was one of three such [[WarShip]]s to be active within the [[Clan Sea Fox Touman|Clan Sea Fox ''touman'']] at the time. Serving within the [[Fox Khanate (Clan Sea Fox)|Fox Khanate]] of [[Clan Sea Fox]] in [[3145]], the ''Taniwha'' was home to [[Delta Aimag (Fox Khanate)|Delta Aimag]], under the overall command of [[ovKhan]] [[Sena Clarke]].<ref name="FM:3145p169">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 169, "Clan Sea Fox"</ref> | The '''''Taniwha''''' was a ''[[Carrack]]''-class transport and was one of three such [[WarShip]]s to be active within the [[Clan Sea Fox Touman|Clan Sea Fox ''touman'']] at the time. Serving within the [[Fox Khanate (Clan Sea Fox)|Fox Khanate]] of [[Clan Sea Fox]] in [[3145]], the ''Taniwha'' was home to [[Delta Aimag (Fox Khanate)|Delta Aimag]], under the overall command of [[ovKhan]] [[Sena Clarke]].<ref name="FM:3145p169">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 169, "Clan Sea Fox"</ref> | ||
| − | The provenance of the ''Taniwha'' and her sister vessels, the [[Coriolis|CSF ''Coriolis'']]<ref name="FM:3145p169"/> and [[Tethys|CSF ''Tethys'']]<ref name="FM:3145p170">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 170, "Clan Sea Fox"</ref> is uncertain. [[Clan Diamond Shark]] was only known to be operating three ''Carracks'' prior to the [[Wars of Reaving]], and those three were all reported to have been destroyed - the [[Bloodletter|CDS ''Bloodletter'']] in [[3070]] by the [[Clan Steel Viper]] flagship [[Perigard Zalman (Leviathan)|CSV ''Perigard Zalman'']] in the [[Clan Homeworlds]],<ref name="WORp61">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 61, "Closing the Net"</ref> the [[Star Swimmer|CDS ''Star Swimmer'']] at the hands of the resurgent [[Clan Burrock]] during the Sharks' exodus from the Homeworlds in [[3072]]<ref name="WORp102">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 102, "Bearding the Shark"</ref> and the [[Devourer|CDS ''Devourer'']] in an accident above [[Twycross]] in [[3084]].<ref name="WORp173">''Wars of Reaving'', p. 173, "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> | + | The provenance of the ''Taniwha'' and her sister vessels, the [[Coriolis|CSF ''Coriolis'']]<ref name="FM:3145p169"/> and [[Tethys|CSF ''Tethys'']]<ref name="FM:3145p170">''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 170, "Clan Sea Fox"</ref> is uncertain. [[Clan Diamond Shark]] was only known to be operating three ''Carracks'' prior to the [[Wars of Reaving]], and those three were all reported to have been destroyed - the [[Bloodletter|CDS ''Bloodletter'']] in [[3070]] by the [[Clan Steel Viper]] flagship [[Perigard Zalman (Leviathan)|CSV ''Perigard Zalman'']] in the [[Clan Homeworlds]],<ref name="WORp61">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 61, "Closing the Net"</ref> the [[Star Swimmer|CDS ''Star Swimmer'']] at the hands of the resurgent [[Clan Burrock]] during the Sharks' exodus from the Homeworlds in [[3072]]<ref name="WORp102">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 102, "Bearding the Shark"</ref> and the [[Devourer|CDS ''Devourer'']] in an accident above [[Twycross]] in [[3084]].<ref name="WORp173">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 173, "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref> |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | * ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[Wars of Reaving]]'' | + | * ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]'' |
[[Category: Individual WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual WarShips]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Transports]] | [[Category: Individual Transports]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Carrack-class WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual Carrack-class WarShips]] | ||
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The Taniwha was a Carrack-class transport and was one of three such WarShips to be active within the Clan Sea Fox touman at the time. Serving within the Fox Khanate of Clan Sea Fox in 3145, the Taniwha was home to Delta Aimag, under the overall command of ovKhan Sena Clarke.[1]
The provenance of the Taniwha and her sister vessels, the CSF Coriolis[1] and CSF Tethys[2] is uncertain. Clan Diamond Shark was only known to be operating three Carracks prior to the Wars of Reaving, and those three were all reported to have been destroyed - the CDS Bloodletter in 3070 by the Clan Steel Viper flagship CSV Perigard Zalman in the Clan Homeworlds,[3] the CDS Star Swimmer at the hands of the resurgent Clan Burrock during the Sharks' exodus from the Homeworlds in 3072[4] and the CDS Devourer in an accident above Twycross in 3084.[5]
Notes
In the past, Carracks that had been converted to the Merchant Carrack variant were included in some publications but then later excluded from later publications on the grounds that they were not used as offensive weapons:
| “ | It is not a WarShip per say, so it is not included in the rolls of offensive weapons. Same with the Clan Merchant Carracks, they were removed because they should never had been included in the first place. But Clan Nova Cat does have some merchant Carracks left, even if they have no proper WarShips.
With regards, Øystein |
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| — Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Line Developer, 13 Jan 2012 | ||
In this instance, Field Manual: 3145 makes a distinction between those Carracks and Merchant Carracks serving within the various Sea Fox Khanates, leaving the origin of this ship a mystery.